Howl’s Moving Castle
Share New film by Miyazaki Hayao. Mixed reviews from our group when we went to see it. But the animation is stunningly beautiful as usual. Fan Website. The film is based on a book by Diana Wynne Jones
Blood and Bone
Share Excellent new film by Sai Yoichi. About a family of Koreans in Osaka. Takeshi Kitano is terrifying. film website
Earthquakes
Share I’ve felt more earthquakes in the last week than all the time I’ve been in Japan. The initial earthquake last weekend rattled this apartment quite impressively. Over 30 people dead and thousands of people still living in temporary shelter in Niigata. A man near the epicenter was being interviewed by phone live on TV [...]
Listening
Share Sun – UA Japan’s Bjork. Just as good, probably even weirder. Aslo has her own children’s program and has just released an album of nursery rhymes. Build that fanbase early!
Japan Times (Eating Disorders)
Share An article I wrote for the Japan Times on rising rates of eating disorders in Japan.
Hot summer afternoons
Share It must have averaged around 36/37 celcius this week. 60 or 70% humidity of course.
Kitchen timers
Share Just the kitchen timer section in Bic Camera (one of Tokyo’s biggest electronics shops)
